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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Stagecraft Pros,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you may have heard, USITT is embarking on a mission to make April 24 Rigging Safety Day on social media. Arbor Day is a day we have traditionally sought donations to our Rigging Safety Initiative to provide free inspections & safety
training for high school stages. (<a href="http://www.usitt.org/rigsafe">www.usitt.org/rigsafe</a>) This year, we are trying to boost awareness of rigging safety and programs like the RSI & ETCP by encouraging all our friends who use any form of social media
to post their support for rigging safety with the hashtag #RigSafe.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We ask that you spread the word of this event & contribute to the effort by asking your organization to post its support, info about your safety efforts, photos of a show on a recently inspected stage, announcement of your donation to a
rigging safety program (Hint, hint), or ANYTHING to do with rigging safety. If we can get #RigSafe to trend for a minute that day, we’ll have raised a ton of awareness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please plan to also share USITT’s #RigSafe posts & tweets on April 24 & add your personal posts, if that’s something you do.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here’s JR Clancy/Wenger’s notice on their blog, for more info:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.yourperformancepartners.com/rigsafe/">http://www.yourperformancepartners.com/rigsafe/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for your help on this!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Janet<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Janet Gramza<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Communications Associate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.usitt.org">www.usitt.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">United States Institute for Theatre Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">315 S. Crouse Ave., Suite 200<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Syracuse, NY 13210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800-93-USITT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">315-728-2519<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The association for performing arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">& live entertainment professionals<o:p></o:p></p>
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